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vet gave heed to my fathers CT >oler judg-
ment against his hotheaded IT Ishness and
violent temper. Let any OF Ter denounce
Richard Kirby and she was his warmest
champion. When he besc aght her to put
her faith in him into prac' dee, by consenting
to be his wife, my fath er's warning with
held the wished for answer.
Our homes were adjoining. In the
garden fence was little wicket, through
which we had always exchanged neigh
borly courtesi,-s of the most friendly sort.
Since it was known that my father looked
with disfavor upon an alliance, the feeling
between the two families had become some
what constrained; still we went in and out
Of the little wicket as before.
One night, as Jane and myself were sit
ing alone, my father gone to visit patient,
Old Martha, house servant of the Kirby's,
came huTriedly in With her two months old
babe in her arms.
''Mis' Jane, jes' please write letter fur
me, honey" she said, breathlessly, "quick
as you kin. / can't stay minute"
''7a whom!'' asked Jane.
'<Jis' to my chillun, back in ole Virginny.
Mesbe nebbec git anodder chance"
~You mnst ask your mistress to write, :"
ss id Jane, fearful that her assistance, should
it be granted, might be misconstrued.
80, laws1 Mis- Jane, ole missus can't write
more'n l kin. Please hurry and do this,
Mis- Jane. I'll pray fur ye, honey, longs L
live, deed l will"
''What is the trouble, Marthas I must
know meCe about it." said Jane.
"Wel, We see old Massa Josh done brung
man around to dinner dis mornin', and l
knows he's a trader. done ben sold befo',
an q, Mis- Jane, l can't go 'thOut tellin'
the chillun goodbye"
Nonsense, Martha Mr.. Kirby would
never sell you and the baby"
30, you don't know. Mis- Jane. Dis yere
man axed me was fifty year. old, and said
more'n that; and Massa Josh stepped up
an said was lynn want more'n forty;
that's de way dey allus does; o, Miss Jane,
done ben sold befo';;" and the poor crea-
ture rocked and swayed with emotion, and
once more besought my sister: "Please
honey write jes' word"
+'You must promise to show the letter to
your master. You know, Martha, this
might make great trouble for US" said Jane,
yielding to her importantly.
"Sartin, sartin, honey. He may iis' read
every word" and seeing the letter begun,
she added, "bress her white angel heart"
Tne letter was written according to old
NRrtha'S dictation, to 1.-The chillun" back
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QUEER KINDS OF FRUIT.
dow Blood Oranges Are Produced by tn
Peasants I'm Sicily.

dow Blood Oranges Are Produced by the
Peasants In Sicily.
Strolling about the neighbOrhood of
the Quincy market, my attention was
attracted by the sign, BLOOD Oranges,
$3.50 box," which decorated the ex-
terror of an importers shop. l had
always supposed that the blood orange
was freak of nature, to be found semi
occasionally like a yellow fire-cracker
in pack of the Golden Dragons brand;
but this, it seems, was a mistake, for
the dealer assured me that the ruddy
fruit was distinct variety.
ut is artifcially produced, he said.
"by grating an ordinary orange tree
with the pomegranate. The result is an
orange like any other, so far as flavor
is concerned, but with red juice that IS
visible through the skin. 1t brings a
slightly higher price, because it is re-
garded as Il curiosity. The people of
Sicily cultivate it mostly. Yes, there
are one or two queer kinds of oranges
1 know of. The pineapple orange,
which has something of the pineapple
flavor. is finding its way into the
market. Then there is the ''navel"
orange, grown extensively in Southern
California. 1t is considered particularly
fine, and sells at corresponding prices.
The most curious thing about it is the
astonishingly accurate imitation of the
human umbilicus which ornaments the
extremity farthest from the STEM 1t IS
from this popularity. that the variety
takes its name. These navel oranges,
by the way. are of the feminine gender,
and have no seeds at all
II had few sweet lemons IN stock
the other day." added the dealer.
They are quite rarity. People in
this part of the world have poor taste
in tropical fruit, any way. They will
always pay more for a red banana thar
for yellow one, though the former ls
considered an inferior fruit where botn
are grown. The lime, too, Is far more
priced in tropical countries than the
lemon. but Northerners think it is only
good for piekling."-Bostos Gloss.
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GOING HOME.

The wish comes TO me more and more
I'm going home;
For Just this morning, through the door, .
The sunlight peeping, seemed TO say:
I'm going home.
AS soon as get well and strong
I'm going home.
The letters say: We've waited long.
And mother asked for you to-day. -.
She's getting feeble, old and gray S-
I'm going home.
rhe very words bring slch relief,
I'm going home.
Hearts ease, without a touch OF grief
why nothing under Gods broad skies -
WI seem to me like mothers eyes,
I'm going home. t-.-3
IN count the moments as they pass
When gcing home;
Like shadows fitting FER the grass
My thoughts have swiftly gone before
To where they wait around the door. .lS
I'm going home.
I'll leave behind the city gloom f's
In going home,
And find the apple trees in bloom.
I see them now, all white and red
With sunshine dreaming over head
Tn going home.
I long for woods ahJ fields again;
In going home. =
This wasting fever gone, and then
III bathe my heart in peace and rest,
And laE ms head on summer S breast.
I'm going home. y
Why loot you all so strange at me!
I'm going home.
Turn up the lights-I can not see
What. not reach home before die!
oh, Christ, have mercy, mother-1-
x'm going-going home.
-ETHest .NcG0Tey, tR IItteT VcsoS.
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Pressing it to his lips, he said: ''Boys, its
all over with me. Take care Of her who
| will wea-' this, for my sake" and he laid
the gay colors upon my sisters shoulder
Don't give up, Captain" said one of the
men. "a doctor will be here directly, and
you will be all right
smile. wan and ghastly, fitted across
his mouth.
"Yes, boys. am all right. Heaven has
been good to me. What more can l ask?''
and lac raised my sisters hand to his Icy
lips.
''Hold on, Captain, here comes the doctor.
There, take one more sup of brandy. He's
one of the regular sort, too; one of our
Yankee prisoners. Brace up, he'll pull. you
through"
The little group separated to MAKE way
for the doctor. Ii was my father. A look
of resentment flashed over the wounded
mans face. but my fathers heartfelt tones
of anguish melted all hearts.
80, Richard, my boy, my darling boy" he
exclaimed, 'this is dreadful, dreadful"
All anlmosities and prejudices were for
gotten and forgiven in that one sentence.
Now Richard was boy again, running over
the greensward between our homes. His
mind had given way under the stress and
fever of his hurt, and he talked on IN the
old way as he had often done in the long
ago. He seemed to think we were all at
home on the little veranda, as we had sat
and lounged many day before.
''You and Jane must go home with me,
doctor. My mother told me to bring you.
We must not disappoint herr
''Yes. my boy, we will go" and the stern
father and physician, turned away his face
to weep. The sufferer rambled on in happy
fashion, until near sunset. Then, a thrill
of recognition again seized him. and he
seemed to realize his surroundings. Look
ing long and steadfastly at my sister, he
said:
''You will wear the gray for my sake,
Jane" and his voice was lost forever.
Few were the preparations for the home
ward journey. A parole was easily secured
for my father. ''The lights of sunset and
of sunrise, mixed in that brief summer
night that paused among her stars" to
guide the dolorous voyage.
Upon the bluff which overlooks the turbid
Missouri, white slab marks the resting
place Of Confederate officer, while the
lingering rays of the setting sun, on calm
June evenings, throws in bold relief against
the sky, the gray, Quaker-looking garb of
a gray-haired woman, who still stTews the
red and white roses on the lonely grave, as
she has done for more than twenty years.
''Sweet is true love- tho given in vain, in vain:
And sweet is death, who puts an end to pain,
know not which is sweeter, no, not L.
NJ S. BROOKE
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until the trampling and cracking of the
underbrush ANNOUNCED their proximity was
the battle began. 1t was brother against
brother, comrade against comrade, Mis-
sourian against Missourian. Shot-guns ant
rifles. with the batteries Of the regular s.
soon covered the scene with dense smc Re,
while the carnage went on. The des ,pera-
ton OF despair nerved the intrepi'. Lyon
after Sigers defeat, knowing as h.; did the
unequal force at his commau9. With a
bravery which challenged the admiraton OF
the world he made that his eoric charge,
second hardly to that Of Bals,xiaya, anG
then the hero, Lyon, becs-de tho martyr OF
Bloody HiIl-the real victor in that days
battle for Missouri. The desperation OF
the conflict TIN ice nerveS the Union forces.
My father, seeing the med of men, seized
the musket of fallen soldier and entered
the ranks. but, alas, only to be carried
hither and thither as the two armies
swayed from point 10 point until the order
came at last from the Federal side for re-
treat.
The dead and wounded lay where the
battle had ragged the fiercest. Ny father
had not been seen since early morning Ny
sister begged that she might be allowed to
go within the enemy's iires under flag of
truce to discover him if possible.
1t was a strange sight at that stage Of the
war, though common enough afterward, to
see woman going over the terrible ground,
but she quailed not. Her resolve was taken.
If my father was no more, she would offer
herself to the Confederacy TO care for their
suffering and wounded men, whom she
knew were farless amply provided forthan
were the Federal forces. II Richard Kirby
was living she would place herself under
his protection.
She scanned the faces as they lay fester-
ing under tre August sun, but none were
familiar. She was about to turn back, sick
and disheartened, when group of men
hastily passed her with rudely constr acted
litter. A handkerchief was thrown over
the face of its occupant to screen it from
the sun, but the bit of red cloth upon the
shoulder betrayed bis rank as Missouri
rebel officer, while tropl his breast fioated
red and white ribbon. With one cry my
sister Jane fell rpon the ground. A dozen
chivalrous arms were ready to assist her,
but she could only point to the group that
bore their fallen conn aie. Divining her
wish, they followed on to the nearest tree,
when the litter halted, and their burden
was laid down. The handkerchief was
withdrawn and revealed, as she had guessed,
the face of Richard Kirby. The pallor Of
death was on his features, but his eyes
opened slowly, and he gazed around Knoel-
ing beside him she chafed his pallid hands,
and called his name in tones of endearluept.
He seemed to know she was near him, and
fecb:y breatl ed her name. Then raisiHg
himself as by last effort, his eye fell upon
the ribbon, tionting upon his breast. Gath
ering them in his cold fingers, lie drew
forth the little rcsette from its hiding place.
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Chespness of Clocks.

Clocks are not only useful but very
ornamental. and so very cheap, too
A very pretty antique pressed brass
mantel clock (American make), with a
deep-toned cathedral gong of far
away sound, can be had for ten dollars.
A good time-keeper, nickel-plated, costs
but ninety cents. The prices have this
wide range. and selections can be made
from varied thousands of office clocks,
alarms, cuckoos, halls and striking or
silent recorders of the fight of precious
hours. Clocks that tell the state of the
weather, and are also calendars. clocks
that tinkle the half hours and chime
the full; clocks that work like watches
or swing the faithful pendulum, and, in
fact, clocks of all kinds, matching all
dispositions, are abundant and cheap,
and there seems to be no excuse for
even the occupant of an East-side fiat
for not having one. These Yankee
clocks are appreciated abroad and be-
low. for the expectations to Europe,
Mexico and South America number
thousand a day.-N. 7. Times.
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100

The description of German inven-
tion-a safe that on its lock being tam
pered with, opens its doors. seizes,
drags and locks in the burglar. and
holds him in readiness TO be conducted
to the police court in the mornings
characterized as wild tale by the New
York Tribune 1t is said to be fact,
however, that similar device. to be
set at the door of shop or bank, was
invented in England. But, on the prin-
ciple that no man has right to take
the law into his own hands, its manu-
facture was forbidden.-Boss0N Trans
erips.
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A Pennsvlvania doc has been lef

"A Pennsylvania dog has been left
the legacy of $1,000, the interest OF
which is to be used for his support.
After his death the fund is to go to
church, but as the provisions of the
will in respect to the dog are being
faithfully carried out, the church will
probably not be benefited for some
time.
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over the guards 10 repeat some last mes
sage. Richard Kirby stood in the bow OF
the boat, distinct as the smoke stack itself,
with his arms folded, taking no part in the
general leave taking. We felt that his eye
was upon one little group, but there was no
sign to reveal what emotion was passing
within The band struck up a gay march,
the gang plank was withdrawn, and the
boat swung out to resume her way down
the river, and still he stood there motion
less
Almost as he was being carried out OF
sight my sister brought her parasol to view,
and waved the rebel colors aloft. We saw
him brace himself more erect than before,
then a wave of his hand with the military
salute. By this time the boat was fairly
turning round and he was lost to view.
Not till then did my sisters courage give
way. She sank down among the reeds in
the broad sunshine and covered her face
with both her hands. I besought her to go
back to the house, but she would give me
no answer could see the townspeople
vending their way back to their accus-
toned business, or pleasure, while the
heavy throbs of the steamer as she plowed
her way through the waters seemed like
the bursting Of some agonized heart. We
sat there through the long summer after
noon, while l Watched the shadows growing
longer and deeper, and at last, the full
glow of the setting sun lay all about US,
turning the waters above the bend to
mollen gold, while below, where they lay
in shadow, all was dark and gray. Ny
| sister, grown calmer now, and looking at
the scene, said:
'Gracie, you see my life in this picture.
There is the gold Of my vanished youth !;
there, below, is the darkness of despair,
and my hearts love has gone down in its
trackn
We watched the golden glory fade away,
and the gray shadows that came creeping
on, and soon the slender curve of the new
moon stood over the darkened waters. The
dampness Of early night was all about US,
and Rachel, our old house servant, filled
first words were:
"Mis' Jane, have ben huntin' fer We
all ober de place. Yere's a letter Massa
Richard done sent by little Bob, but 'clar
to goodness couldn't find ye nowhar'
Jane grasped the paper. In the twilight
she read these words:
''I go TO my death, Jane for YOU. Had YOU
said one word, my resolve had been SHAKEN.
God knows you are more to me than fame, or
life itself. What is life to me without you.
There is not even the soldiers hope of glory.
One name to add TO the list of dead or missing,
that Is all For the sake of the old days, Jane,
send me some token, as a charm in the hour OF
danger. 1t is all shall ever ask at your hands.
RICHARD"
Here was his old impetuous self again,
still ignoring all rebuffs- and f1inging his
unavailing love at her feet. Ahl if he could
have seen her at this moment, have seen
the passionate kisses which she bestowed
upon this inanimate piece of paper, he
would have forsworn all hope Of glory in
deed.
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Coffee pounded in mortar and
roasted on an iron plate, sugar burned
on hot Goals, and vinegar boiled with
myrrh and sprinkled on the floor and
furniture of sickroom, are excellent
deodcrizers.
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stresmers, she had fastened to the top of
herparasol. She held 1t closely to her side,
watching the boys as they stepped on board,
some laughing and jestirss, others furtively
brushing away the tears, and all leaning
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sas," as it was derisively called on the one
hand, and the ''bOrder ruffians," as was
the obnoxious epithet upon the other, had
at the outbreak Of the war reached such .
degree that little security was felt on either
side of the rushing river. On the Missouri
shore every Northern man was looked upon
with suspicion, as was in fact every non-
STAKEHOLDER, whether of Northern or OF
Southern origin. There YVES an outside
appearance of civility, and neighborliness,
but it was the civility with which the lamb
regards the fox, not knowing how soon
open warfare may be declared.
Nestled in among the bold bluffs was q
little hamlet composed of settlers mainly
rom the older Southern States. Every
shade of opinion was to be found among
them concerning the questions of the day,
although, as a matter of course, the pro-
slavery sentiment predominated. 1t was
expected at DO distant dav to see a large
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A WAR EPISODE.
The Pathetic Story Of One Who
Wore the Gray.
CHAPTER I.

MONG the various localities
affected by the strife be-
tween the North and the
South perhaps none was
more fertile in romantic in
cident than were the western
counties of Missouri.
The discussions which had
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-12
THE CHEROK EE REQUIREMENT
All Troubles Expected to Be Ami
cably Arranged.

cabIy Arranged.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1.-THE latest re-
ports regarding Cherokee Indian affairs
are that United States Indian Agent
Owens, accompanied by Lieut.. Thomas
Knight and Sergt. Blue Jacket, of tie
Indian police, arrived at Tahlequah yes
terday. and Agent Owens was in Secre-
consultation with Chief Mayes and As
sstant Chief Smith all the afternOnt
and again last night, but the result OF
the conference was not known.
In all likelihood some sort of
a compromise will be agreed upon and
the wheels of government will soon
be set in motion again. The limit of
the regular session of tie national
council Ghirty days. expired yesterday.
and Chief Mayes issued, proclamation
calling special session to begin to-
morrow, Monday. Whether the Ma
tionalse will pay any attention to the
proclamation-they not recognizing
Mayes as legal chiefs not known, but,
if they do not. Mayes will order new
election. Affairs are quiet and ex-
Chief Bushyhead, ex-Assistant Chief
Bunch, and some half dozen
other prominent Nationals, who
left town Wednesday night,
under the apprehension that their lives
were in peril, have returned by advice
of Agent Owens. and Chief MayeS has
assured them that they shall be fully
protected. 1t is said that the presence
of Mr. Owens has had quieting and as
surfing effect, and it seems to be the gen
eral opinion that all troubles will be
amicably arranged and that the affairs
OF the Cherokee government will soon
be i'm prOppr shape.
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4S7; to the Cleveland, at a cost of s21 ,914;
to the Van Buren,, at cost of S30,211:
and to the high school, at cost of $780,
600. The entire sum spent in buildings,
sites and improvements by the board of
education was 1856. 265. But this does
not show in the records, as the
cost of the buildings has alone
been given. This is remarkable in
crease over last year, when bare $780,
600 was the sum devoted to new school
buildings and repairs. Besides the
sums expended in new buildings and
additions, boiler houses have been put
up at the Madison, jefferson and LiE
coin buildings, while steam plants have
been supplied in the jefferson, Madi-
son, Lincoln and the High school. The
cost of these plants was: The Jeffer-
son, s7,O76; the Madison. S7,665; the
5000. The boiler houses cost $1,000
for the Madison, and $4,000 each for the
Madison and Lincoln schools. The
Ruttan system has been put in
in the Murray, the Rar sey,
the Grant. the Mcclellan and the Han
cock buildings at cost of 81, 400 each,
and in the Cleveland at cost of g, ,014,
the German for 81 ,562, the Van Buren,
for S2.536 and in the Jackson for S4,519.
The mechanical yentilatOr has been
placed in the jefferson for S4,9l1, in the
Madison for $1,000 and in the Lincoln
for 5,597.
School sites have been purchased as
follows: The Murray at $500; the
Ramsey at $1,000; the Grant at S4,660;
the Mcclellan at 1926, and four others
at cost O5 $1,000. $500, $4,000 and
$4,000 respectively. All these eXpendi-
lures do not appear on the inspectors
records, and hence have been given
here. The complete list follows:
HOW THE NoSEY WAS SPENT.
Hamline university, hall of science
building, Hewitt, near simpson, $50, 600
iege, Smelling av, near st Clair. 10000
house. Somerset, near st PauI ..... 5000
Manchester college. 1-stOry terra
Gotta and lumber office, Smelling,
near summit .......... l,OOO
Board of Education, 2-story brick
public school, Front, near West
ern av...... .......-... -. 16, loo
Board of Education. 2-story brick
school, jerks near Walsh ........ 29,914
BOarC of Education, 2-stOry brick
school, Langford near Gordon. 17.4OO
Board of Education, 3-stCry brick
school, Pleasant. near Walnut. 32,4S7
school. Bates near Conway. -. 3o.2I1
Board of Education, story brick
school, oxford, near Summit 80. $1,000
Board of Education. story brick
school, stinson, near oxford ..... 2s,245
State Of Minnesota, 2-story brick
school. 81 Anthony, near Syndicate 5000
Board of Education. 2-stOry brick
school. ArkwTight. near Jessamine 2S, 40
Board of Education, 2-story brick
school. Smelling av, near Wesley. o6,346
school. Tenth, near Robert ...... $4,000
Total, Is permits. .S354, sos
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SUCCESSFUL INCINERATION.
The First Cremation That Ever
Occurred in Michigan.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
DETROIT, Dec. 1.-THE first crema-
ton i'll Michigan occurred yesterday in
a crematory erected by stock COM
pany, DR.. Hugo Erickson being the pro-
moter of the enterprise. The body ere
mated was that OF Mrs. Barbara SchOw,
of Millersburg, o., whose dying wish
was that her body might be reduced to
ashes. The remains were covered with
Il cloth saturated in alum water and
thrust into the retort. By placing the
eye to the mica-cOvered hole the
interior of the retort was visi-
bic. and gradually the alum
cloth became depressed rs
the body underwent the process of dis
integration. BY another eyehole in the
rear of the furnace. near the fuel door,
the fireman was able to see the gas
which emanated from the burning re-
mains. When these fires had ceased to
burn it was known that the incineration
was completed. Then the caps of the
eyehole in the retort door were un-
screwed, and the cold air rushed in,
struck the cloth, which disappeared into
impalpable dust and was whirled away
in the draft. The ashes were gathered
up to-day and deposited in an urn, to be
given to friends of the deceased.